Beautiful Things in Popular Culture

This is an innovative book that addresses the question of how consumers make decisions about what is good and what is bad in popular culture. <br /> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>An entertaining and informative guide to the range of aesthetic criteria that goes into judging mass culture’s most celebrated texts and objects – from Batman to motor bikes, and pop stars to internet pornography</li> </ul> <br /> <p><br /> </p> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Brings together a series of accessible and engaging essays written by connoisseurs of various areas of popular culture</li> </ul> <br /> <p><br /> </p> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Tackles the core question of how consumers make decisions about what is good popular culture and what is bad popular culture</li> </ul> <br /> <p><br /> </p> <ul> <li style=”list-style: none”><br /> </li> <li>Offers an entertaining and educative read for academic readers as well as purveyors of culture; moving beyond a ‘greatest hits’ list of popular culture to debate broader issues.</li> </ul>